Advertising Disclosure

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Discover-Santa-Barbara.com is my personal web site. It’s an informational travel guide, free to all visitors.

To support this publication, I accept several forms of income, including advertising, sponsorship, referral fees and other forms of compensation. Such compensation does not influence the information in this site.

Google AdSense

Google AdSense and Custom Search boxes are pay-per-click programs. “Ads by Google” are not selected by me, so if you see a Google ad and a Web page about the same product or service, it is a coincidence. I do my best to customize the ads shown on my site to those that may be of interest to my visitors.

Sponsorships

“Site Sponsors” are supporters from Santa Barbara County’s tourism industry. Each and every one of my sponsors are truly among the best in Santa Barbara County. I accept sponsorship requests only from providers of high-quality goods or services.

Rest assured that the content on sponsored pages are independent of any sponsorship or affiliate relationship. To avoid the appearance of any conflict of interest and in the spirit of full disclosure, I identify all sponsored content to you.

If you sell goods or services to tourists in Santa Barbara County and would like to know more about sponsoring Discover-Santa-Barbara.com, please contact me for more information.

Referral Fees

I accept advertising or make recommendations only when I sincerely believe in the product or service, and feel that you, my visitors, can benefit from knowing about it.

The views expressed on this website are entirely my own honest opinions. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

My Affiliate and Advertising Programs

Affiliate links generate commissions for me when visitors click them and make a purchase. Some of the affiliate and pay-per-click advertising programs in which I participate are (links are affiliate links):

Amazon Services LLC: Discover Santa Barbara is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
Google AdSense: Ads are marked “Ads by Google”.
HotelsCombined: A database to compare hotel prices.
Site Build It!: This is the business-building software that I use to build Discover-Santa-Barbara.com. More than just a hosting company, they teach you how to build a profitable online business.
TripAdvisor: Find the best deal, compare prices, and read what other travelers have to say about hotels in Santa Barbara.

The information on Discover-Santa-Barbara.com takes time and effort to research and develop. By supporting my sponsors and recommendations you allow me to continue providing you with unique, valuable tips for your best Santa Barbara vacation ever!

If you have any questions about my advertising policies, please contact me.

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